By Molly Claire Goddard
1:35pm PST, Jan 23, 2026
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According to PR expert
Olivia Bennett, if
Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle want to make amends with
King Charles III and the family, it must come from a real place. "A reconciliation moment has to feel relational rather than PR-engineered. The British public, in particular, is extremely sensitive to perceived insincerity," she told
Daily Express.
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If
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle come off as phony, they will continue to lose the British public. "Reconciliation only works if it appears genuine," Olivia Bennett said. "If it looks transactional, strategic, or purely reputational, it won't land."
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After
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fraught exit from The Firm in 2020, making amends with their relatives could go a long way toward winning over the public. "Reconciliation would be an incredibly valuable symbol," Olivia Bennett said. "Image recovery often hinges on gestures rather than statements, and a united front with the royal family would carry enormous weight both in the U.K. and in the U.S. It would also help soften the narrative that the couple are isolated or adversarial."
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Although the two haven't fully made up,
Prince Harry will reportedly ask King Charles III to open the 2027 Invictus Games with him. "
Prince Harry desperately wants King Charles III at the Invictus Games — and he wants him to open the games alongside him," an insider told
The Sun. "Harry wants it to happen both for the games and for their relationship. It's his dream to have his father by his side."
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Meghan Markle,
Prince Harry and their two kids will also have more opportunities to visit England if their government-funded security is approved. "I think she [Meghan] would come back with him [and the children]," a source told the
Sunday Times. "They love to do stuff as a family whenever they can, and when they do things as a couple philanthropically, they often do take the kids along privately. I can't see a reason why he'd come over with the kids without her."
